We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “storm.”
At the conference, chefs cooked for 100 of us using ingredients that were headed for the landfill.
If I were to put up a plaque at church, I’d want it to honor our crew of sextons.
The new tax law reveals the cynicism and greed of GOP leaders.
In a course on contemplative prayer, I assigned just six books—and we read them each twice.
“No evil shall befall us,” said St. Anthony in the desert, preachers during the Rwandan genocide, and Americans after 9/11.
Strange things are happening on this mountain.
Debbie's prayers have not been answered.
A civil debate about religious freedom
John Corvino, Ryan Anderson, and Sherif Girgis agree: religious liberty is good, discrimination is bad, and the clash between these values is complicated.
The history and myths that made Russia
How did Russia's longstanding sense of grievance morph into a civil religion?
The sparkle of James McBride's stories
Five-Carat Soul is filled with hilarious storytelling, unusual characters, and stark realities.
The burdens and blessings of intentional community
What happens when a group of radical idealists tries to live together?
The Vietnam War was worse than just a tragic miscalculation
Why are Americans always cast as the well-meaning innocents and others as the bad actors?
The reprisal against former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has created urgency in Indonesia and elsewhere for protecting civil liberties.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Abundant Harvest ministry near Houston has increased its efforts to feed people and foster community.
“If you are a direct victim of gun violence, you have a right to be heard,” said a grieving mother who has engaged in advocacy with people from Newtown, Connecticut.
The "sensitive locations" policy is in question with undocumented people in hospitals. What about in congregations providing sanctuary?
“He feels he can make a difference, and I think he can,” said a fellow member of Covenant United Methodist Church.